Sriracha has hit Plan Check Kitchen and Bar in West L.A. If you thought it was good on ice cream or as a lollipop, what about Sriracha leather? Chef Ernesto Uchimura is putting a slice of Sriracha leather on his new SS PCB burger along with his regular ketchup leather. It's part of a new menu the restaurant created in collaboration with Stussy, the SoCal-based skate and lifestyle brand. The burger is made of Wagyu beef and includes the two leathers, habanero cheese, schmaltz onions, applewood-smoked bacon and pickles.

Other items on the menu include the Increase the Peas whole roasted English peas, miso butter and wasabi leaf furikake; the Stand Firm Fries, garlic Parmesan fries, skin-on russets cooked in beef tallow and sprinkled with truffle salt; and the WTL Spaceage Doughnut, made with Uchimura's signature cruller, pistachio ice cream and marshmallow pieces. The burger, fries, peas, doughnut and a beer will be available together May 11 to 18 for $45.

The first thing you notice when you enter Badmaash, a new Indian gastropub in downtown L.A., is a giant wall covered in striped colors. Deep purples, reds, oranges, blues and black stretch from the floor all the way to the white painted ceiling. It's part of a design that reflects the owners' desire...